Patient’s death prompts Delhi government to buy 125 ventilators

New Delhi, Dec 12 (IANS) The Delhi government claimed to have procured 125 new ventilators on Monday, two days after a 35-year-old man died at Lok Nayak Hospital here due to non-availability of ventilator apparatus.

According to a report in the newspaper Times of India (TOI), a patient named Nizamuddin was kept on ambu-bag (manual resuscitation device) after surgery due to non-availability of a ventilator.

He died on Saturday.

Following the news report, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Monday that the government had procured more ventilators to add to the current capacity.